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Baluku v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 25 of 2021)

Citation: [2023] UGSC 39 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 8 August 2023 Jurisdiction: Uganda

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Held that a notice of appeal filed about four months after judgment, beyond the fourteen-day limit and without an extension of time, renders the appeal incompetent.

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